Delta strain breaks Chinese COVID-19 firewall

Aug 02, 2021

Beijing [China], August 2 : China is facing its biggest Covid outbreak since the disease first emerged there in late 2019, with the Delta...

Surge in Covid cases strain Chinese hospitals

Dec 25, 2022

Millions of people in China have been affected by Covid-19 since the 'zero-covid policy' was diluted on December 7. The health authorities in Qingdao...

China's zero-COVID policy puts economy under strain

Apr 12, 2022

Beijing [China], April 12 : The complete lockdown in major cities amid China's zero-COVID policy has put the country's economy under strain with increasing...

COVID: US reports first case of Omicron strain

Dec 01, 2021

Washington [US], December 2 : The US on Wednesday (local time) reported its first case of the 'Omicron' variant of the COVID-19.

Third case of COVID Omicron strain confirmed in Spain

Dec 02, 2021

Madrid [Spain], December 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The third case of infection with the new strain of COVID-19, Omicron, has been confirmed in Spain - in...

US expert expresses concern that Omicron COVID strain might spread widely

Nov 28, 2021

Washington [US], November 28 : A top US health expert has said that the Omicron strain of the COVID-19 is likely to spread widely.